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Mr Basunia joined the Board of Directors in June 2006. Mr Basunia was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. for more than twenty years until his retirement in December 2005, working in London, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and, for eleven years, the Russian Federation. Mr Basunia has worked in audit and business advisory roles for banks and other financial institutions, assisting on a variety of issues such as strategy, profitability reviews, risk management and human resource policies. His role at PricewaterhouseCoopers included serving as chairman of the supervisory board for Eastern European operations and as chairman of the audit committee for more than ten years. Mr Basunia was also chairman of the regulatory group established by the principal international accounting firms in the Russian Federation. Mr Basunia is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. | 